Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Vegas Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Vegas Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Vegas Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Vegas Heights: Vegas Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Vegas Heights is located in Clark County.

To see how the shape of Nevada's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clark County: Mohave (AZ), Inyo (CA), San Bernardino (CA), Lincoln & Nye.

Below are the counties that are near Vegas Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vegas Heights:

• Clark County     (The home county of Vegas Heights)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Vegas Heights, with the one closest to Vegas Heights listed first.
  • Hoover City ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoover City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover City
    • Hoover City is located in Clark County
  • Las Vegas
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas
    • Las Vegas is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 662,368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Vegas <2>
  • North Las Vegas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Las Vegas
    • North Las Vegas is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260,098 people
  • Sunrise Manor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Manor
    • Sunrise Manor is located in Clark County
  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Bracken ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
    • Bracken is located in Clark County
  • Paradise
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Clark County
  • Boulder Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
    • Boulder Junction is located in Clark County
  • Spring Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Clark County
  • Whitney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Whitney is located in Clark County
  • Summerlin South
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerlin South
    • Summerlin South is located in Clark County
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Clark County
  • Arden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
    • Arden is located in Clark County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vegas Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Vegas Heights.

Newspapers Published in Vegas Heights ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vegas Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vegas Heights, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vegas Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Vegas Heights:

• Websites specific to Nevada
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Nevada State Library and Archives

• Pages specific to Clark County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Nevada
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Cemeteries of Clark County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Nevada
  • Cemeteries of Clark County

Cemeteries Near Vegas Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vegas Heights.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vegas Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vegas Heights, with the one closest to Vegas Heights listed first.

• Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984185 <4>
• Palm Desert Downtown Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • The Palm Desert Downtown Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Desert Memorial Cemetery
  • Palm Desert Memorial
  • Palm Downtown Cemetery
  • Palm Memorial Park
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Desert Downtown Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234877 <4>
• Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Las Vegas.
  • The Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park has also been known as:
  • Bunkers Eden Vale Cemetery
  • Eden Vale Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunkers Eden Vale Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969734 <4>
• Woodlawn Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Stewart Ranch Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83975 <4>
• Palm Memorial Park Northwest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The Palm Memorial Park Northwest has also been known as:
  • Palm Memorial Park
  • Palm Northwest Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Memorial Park Northwest
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #177806 <4>
• Bunkers Memory Gardens Memorial Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • The Bunkers Memory Gardens Memorial Park has also been known as:
  • Bunkers Memory Gardens
  • Memory Gardens
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunkers Memory Gardens Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #740840 <4>
• Davis Memorial Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185906 <4>
• Barbara G. Edwards 9-11 Memorial
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barbara G. Edwards 9-11 Memorial is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Las Vegas.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barbara G. Edwards 9-11 Memorial
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264444 <4>
• Palm Eastern Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palm Eastern Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Las Vegas.
  • The Palm Eastern Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Palm Memorial Park
  • Palm Valley View Memorial Park
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Eastern Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #177895 <4>
• King David Memorial Chapel & Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the King David Memorial Chapel & Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Las Vegas.
  • The King David Memorial Chapel & Cemetery has also been known as:
  • King David Memorial Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King David Memorial Chapel & Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981460 <4>
• Palm Mortuary Memorial Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • The Palm Mortuary Memorial Park has also been known as:
  • Palm Memorial Park
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Mortuary Memorial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1682998 <4>
• Wilson Family Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Family Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2492253 <4>
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Boulder City.
    • The Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979925 <4>
  • Boulder City Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • The Boulder City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Palm Boulder City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulder City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196571 <4>
  • Hoover Dam Gravesite
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Dam Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178613 <4>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vegas Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vegas Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vegas Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/